C MCQ

C Programming Questions and Answers – Standard Input & Output – 1
Which among the following is the odd one out?

a) printf
b) fprintf
c) putchar
d) scanf
Answer: d
2. For a typical program, the input is taken using _________

a) scanf
b) Files
c) Command-line
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
3. What does the following command line signify?

prog1|prog2
a) It runs prog1 first, prog2 second
b) It runs prog2 first, prog1 second
c) It runs both the programs, pipes output of prog1 to input of prog2
d) It runs both the programs, pipes output of prog2 to input of prog1
Answer: c
4. What is the default return-type of getchar()?

a) char
b) int
c) char *
d) reading character doesn’t require a return-type
Answer: b
5. What is the value of EOF?

a) -1
b) 0
c) 1
d) 10
Answer: a
6. What is the use of getchar()?

a) The next input character each time it is called
b) EOF when it encounters end of file
c) The next input character each time it is called EOF when it encounters end of file
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c
7. Which of the following statement is true?

a) The symbolic constant EOF is defined in <stdio.h>
b) The value is -1
c) The symbolic constant EOF is defined in <stdio.h> & value is -1
d) Only value is -1
Answer: c
8. What is the return value of putchar()?

a) The character written
b) EOF if an error occurs
c) Nothing
d) Both character written & EOF if an error occurs
Answer: d
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C Programming Questions and Answers – Standard Input & Output – 2
1. Which is true about function tolower?

a) The function tolower is defined in <ctype.h>
b) Converts an uppercase letter to lowercase
c) Returns other characters untouched
Answer: d
2. What will be the output of the following C code?
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char c = '\0';
putchar(c);
return 0;
}
a) Compile time error

b) Nothing
c) 0
d) Undefined behaviour
Answer: b
3. putchar(c) function/macro always outputs character c to the __________

a) screen
b) standard output
c) depends on the compiler
d) depends on the standard
Answer: b
4. What will be the output of the following C code if following commands are used to run
(considering myfile exists)?
1. gcc -otest test.c
2. ./test < myfile
3.
4. #include <stdio.h>
5. int main()
6. {
7. char c = 'd';
8. putchar(c);
9. }
a) Compile time error (after first command)
b) d in the myfile file
c) d on the screen
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Answer: c
5. What will be the output of the following C code if following commands are used to run
(considering myfile exists)?
1. gcc -otest test.c
2. ./test > myfile
3.
5. int main(int argc, char **argv)
6. {
7. char c = 'd';
8. putchar(c);
9. printf(" %d\n", argc);
10. }
a) d 2 in myfile
b) d 1 in myfile
c) d in myfile and 1 in screen
d) d in myfile and 2 in screen
Answer: b
6. What will be the output of the following C code if following commands are used to run and
if myfile does not exist?
1. gcc -o test test.c

2. ./test > myfile
3.
5. int main(int argc, char **argv)
6. {
7. char c = 'd';
8. putchar(c);
9. printf(" %d\n", argc);
10. }
a) d 2 in myfile
b) d 1 in myfile
c) Depends on the system
d) Depends on the standard
Answer: b
7. The statement prog < infile causes _________

a) prog to read characters from infile
b) prog to write characters to infile
c) infile to read characters from prog instead
d) nothing
Answer: a

C Programming Questions and Answers – Formatted Output – 1
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i = 10, j = 2;
printf("%d\n", printf("%d %d ", i, j));
return 0;
}

b) 10 2 4
c) 10 2 2
d) 10 2 5
Answer: d
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i = 10, j = 3;
printf("%d %d %d", i, j);
return 0;
}

b) 10 3
c) 10 3 some garbage value
Answer: c

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i = 10, j = 3, k = 3;
printf("%d %d ", i, j, k);
return 0;
}

b) 10 3 3
c) 10 3
d) 10 3 somegarbage value
Answer: c

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char *s = "myworld";
int i = 9;
printf("%*s", i, s);
return 0;
}
a) myworld
b) myworld (note: 2 spaces to the left of myworld)
c) myworld (note: followed by two spaces after myworld)
d) Undefined
Answer: b
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char *s = "myworld";
int i = 3;
printf("%10.*s", i, s);
return 0;
}
a) myw (note: 7 spaces to the left of myw)

b) myworld(note:2 spaces before myworld)
c) myworld (note:2 spaces after myworld)

d) myw (note: 7 spaces after myworld)
Answer: a
6. What is the difference between %e and %g?

a) %e output formatting depends on the argument and %g always formats in the format [-
]m.dddddd or [-]m.dddddE[+|-]xx where no.of ds are optional
b) %e always formats in the format [-]m.dddddd or [-]m.dddddE[+|-]xx where no.of ds are
optional and output formatting depends on the argument
c) No differences
Answer: b
7. Escape sequences are prefixed with ________

a) %
b) /
c) ”
Answer: d
8. What is the purpose of sprintf?

a) It prints the data into stdout
b) It writes the formatted data into a string
c) It writes the formatted data into a file
Answer: b
9. The syntax to print a % using printf statement can be done by ________

a) %
b) \%
c) ‘%’
d) %%
Answer: d

C Programming Questions and Answers – Formatted Output – 2
1. What is the meaning of the following C statement?

printf(“%10s”, state);
a) 10 spaces before the string state is printed
b) Print empty spaces if the string state is less than 10 characters
c) Print the last 10 characters of the string
Answer: b
2. What are the Properties of the first argument of a printf() functions?

a) It is defined by a user
b) It keeps the record of the types of arguments that will follow
c) There may no be first argument
Answer: b

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int i = 10, j = 3;
printf("%d %d %d", i, j);
return 0;
}

b) 10 3
c) 10 3 some garbage value
Answer: c

C Programming Questions and Answers – Formatted Input – 1
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int n;
scanf("%d", n);
printf("%d", n);
return 0;
}
a) Compilation error
b) Undefined behavior
c) Whatever user types
Answer: b

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char *n;
scanf("%s", n);
return 0;
}
c) Nothing
Answer: b
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char n[] = "hellonworld!";
char s[13];
scanf(n, "%s", s);
printf("%s\n", s);
return 0;
}
a) hellonworld!
b)
hello

world!
c) hello
d) hello world!
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
short int i;
scanf("%hd", &i);
printf("%hd", i);
return 0;
}
Answer: c

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
short int i;
scanf("%*d", &i);
printf("%hd", i);
return 0;
}
b) Some garbage value
Answer: b

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
short int i;
scanf("%*hd", &i);
printf("%hd", i);
return 0;
}

b) Some garbage value
Answer: b

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
short int i;
scanf("%h*d", &i);
printf("%hd", i);
return 0;
}
c) Some garbage value
d) Depends on the standard.
8. Which of the following is NOT a delimiter for an input in scanf?

a) Enter
b) Space
c) Tab
Answer: d
9. If the conversion characters of int d, i, o, u and x are preceded by h, it indicates?

a) A pointer to int
b) A pointer to short
c) A pointer to long
d) A pointer to char
Answer: b

C Programming Questions and Answers – Formatted Input – 2
1. Which of the following doesn’t require an & for the input in scanf()?
a) char name[10];
b) int name[10];
c) float name[10];
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: a
2. Which of the following is an invalid method for input?

a) scanf(“%d%d%d”,&a, &b, &c);
b) scanf(“%d %d %d”, &a, &b, &c);
c) scanf(“Three values are %d %d %d”,&a,&b,&c);
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: d
3. Which of the following represents the function for scanf()?

a) void scanf(char *format, …)
b) int scanf(char *format, …)
c) char scanf(int format, …)
d) char *scanf(char *format, …)
Answer: b
4. What does scanf() function return?

a) Number of successfully matched and assigned input items
b) Nothing
c) Number of characters properly printed
d) Error
Answer: a

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int n;
scanf("%d", n);
printf("%d", n);
return 0;
}
a) Prints the number that was entered
b) Segmentation fault
c) Nothing
d) Varies
Answer: c

6. What will be the output of the following C statement?
int sscanf(char *string, char *format, arg1, arg2, …)
a) Scans the string according to the format in format and stores the resulting values through
arg1, arg2, etc
b) The arguments arg1,arg2 etc must be pointers
c) Scans the string according to the format in format and stores the resulting values through
arg1, arg2, etc, those arguments arg1,arg2 etc must be pointers
Answer: c
7. The conversion characters d, i, o, u, and x may be preceded by h in scanf() to indicate?

a) A pointer to short
b) A pointer to long
c) Nothing
d) Error
Answer: a
8. What will be the output of the following C code (when 4 and 5 are entered)?
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int m, n;
printf("Enter the numbers : ");
scanf("%d", &n);
scanf("%d", &m);
printf("%d %d", n, m);
return 0;
}
a) Error
b) 4 junkvalue
c) Junkvalue 5
d) 4 5
Answer: d

C Programming Questions and Answers – Basics of Structures – 1
1. Which of the following are themselves a collection of different data types?

a) string
b) structures
c) char
Answer: b
2. User-defined data type can be derived by___________

a) struct
b) enum
c) typedef
Answer: d
3. Which operator connects the structure name to its member name?

a) –
b) <-
c) .
d) Both <- and .
Answer: c
4. Which of the following cannot be a structure member?

a) Another structure
b) Function
c) Array
Answer: b
5. Which of the following structure declaration will throw an error?

a)
struct temp{}s;
main(){}
b)
struct temp{};
struct temp s;
main(){}
c)
struct temp s;
struct temp{};
main(){}
Answer: d

#include <stdio.h>
struct student
{
int no;
char name[20];
}
int main()
{
struct student s;
s.no = 8;
printf("hello");
return 0;
}

b) Nothing
c) hello
d) Varies
Answer: a
#include <stdio.h>
struct student
{
int no = 5;
char name[20];
};
int main()
{
struct student s;
s.no = 8;
printf("hello");
return 0;
}
a) Nothing
b) Compile time error
c) hello
d) Varies
Answer: b

#include <stdio.h>
struct student
{
int no;
char name[20];
};
int main()
{
student s;
s.no = 8;
printf("hello");
return 0;
}
a) Nothing
b) hello
c) Compile time error
d) Varies
Answer: c
What will be the output of the following C code?
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
struct student
{
int no;
char name[20];
};
struct student s;
s.no = 8;
printf("%d", s.no);
return 0;
}
a) Nothing
c) Junk
d) 8
Answer: d

10. Can the following C code be compiled successfully?
2. struct p
3. {
4. int k;
5. char c;
6. float f;
7. };
8. int main()
9. {
10. struct p x = {.c = 97, .f = 3, .k = 1};
11. printf("%f\n", x.f);
12. }
a) Yes
b) No
c) Depends on the standard
d) Depends on the platform
Answer: c

C Programming Questions and Answers – Basics of Structures – 2
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
struct student
{
int no;
char name[20];
};
struct student s;
no = 8;
printf("%d", no);
return 0;
}
a) Nothing
c) Junk
d) 8
Answer: b
2. How many bytes in memory taken by the following C structure?

2. struct test
3. {
4. int k;
5. char c;
6. };
a) Multiple of integer size
b) integer size+character size
c) Depends on the platform
d) Multiple of word size
Answer: a

#include <stdio.h>
struct
{
int k;
char c;
};
int main()
{
struct p;
p.k = 10;
printf("%d", p.k);
return 0;
}

b) 10
c) Undefined behaviour
d) Segmentation fault
Answer: a
#include <stdio.h>
struct
{
int k;
char c;
} p;
int p = 10;
int main()
{
p.k = 10;
printf("%d %d", p.k, p);
return 0;
}

b) 10 10
d) Depends on the compiler
Answer: a

#include <stdio.h>
struct p
{
int k;
char c;
};
int p = 10;
int main()
{
struct p x;
x.k = 10;
printf("%d %d", x.k, p);
return 0;
}

b) 10 10
d) Depends on the compiler
Answer: b

#include <stdio.h>
struct p
{
int k;
char c;
float f;
};
int p = 10;
int main()
{
struct p x = { 1, 97 };
printf("%f %d", x.f, p);
return 0;
}

b) 0.000000 10
c) Some garbage value 10
d) 0 10
Answer: b
7. What will be the output of the following C code according to C99 standard?
#include <stdio.h>
struct p
{
int k;
char c;
float f;
};
int main()
{
struct p x = { .c = 97, .f = 3, .k = 1 };
printf("%f", x.f);
return 0;
}
a) 3.000000
c) Undefined behaviour
d) 1.000000

Answer: a
#include <stdio.h>
struct p
{
int k;
char c;
float f;
};
int main()
{
struct p x = { .c = 97, .k = 1, 3 };
printf("%f", x.f);
return 0;
}
a) 3.000000
b) 0.000000
Answer: b
#include <stdio.h>
struct p
{
int k;
char c;
float f;
};
int main()
{
struct p x = { .c = 97 };
printf("%f", x.f);
return 0;
}
a) 0.000000
b) Somegarbagevalue

Answer: a

C Programming Questions and Answers – Arrays of Structures – 1
1. The correct syntax to access the member of the ith structure in the array of structures is?
Assuming:
struct temp
{
int b;
}s[50];
a) s.b.[i];
b) s.[i].b;
c) s.b[i];
d) s[i].b;
Answer: d
2. Comment on the output of the following C code.
#include <stdio.h>
struct temp
{
int a;
int b;
int c;
};
int main()
{
struct temp p[] = { { 1, 2, 3 }, { 4, 5, 6 }, { 7, 8, 9 } };
return 0;
}
a) No Compile time error, generates an array of structure of size 3

b) No Compile time error, generates an array of structure of size 9
c) Compile time error, illegal declaration of a multidimensional array
d) Compile time error, illegal assignment to members of structure
Answer: a
3. Which of the following uses structure?

a) Array of structures
b) Linked Lists
c) Binary Tree
Answer: d
4. What is the correct syntax to declare a function foo() which receives an array of structure in
function?
a) void foo(struct *var);
b) void foo(struct *var[]);
c) void foo(struct var);

Answer: a
What will be the output of the following C code? (Assuming size of int be 4)
#include <stdio.h>
struct temp
{
int a;
int b;
int c;
} p[] = {0};
int main()
{
printf("%d", sizeof(p));
return 0;
}
a) 4
b) 12
c) 16
d) Can’t be estimated due to ambiguous initialization of array
Answer: b

#include <stdio.h>
struct student
{
char *name;
};
struct student s[2];
int main()
{
s[0].name = "alan";
s[1] = s[0];
printf("%s %s\n", s[0].name, s[1].name);
s[1].name = "turing";
printf("%s %s", s[0].name, s[1].name);
return 0;
}
a) alan alan
alan turing
b) alan alan

turing turing
c) alan turing
alan turing
d) run time error
Answer: a
#include <stdio.h>
struct student
{
char *name;
};
struct student s[2], r[2];
int main()
{
s[0].name = "alan";
s[1] = s[0];
r = s;
printf("%s %s", r[0].name, r[1].name);
return 0;
}
a) alan alan
c) Varies
d) Nothing
Answer: b
#include <stdio.h>
struct student
{
char *name;
};
int main()
{
struct student s[2], r[2];
s[1] = s[0] = "alan";
printf("%s%s", s[0].name, s[1].name);
return 0;
}
a) alan alan
b) Nothing

d) Varies
b)
What will be the output of the following C code?
#include <stdio.h>
struct student
{
};
int main() {
struct student s[2];
printf("%d", sizeof(s));
return 0;
}
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 0
Answer: d

C Programming Questions and Answers – Arrays of Structures – 2

2. struct point
3. {
4. int x;
5. int y;
6. };
7. void foo(struct point*);
8. int main()
9. {
10. struct point p1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
11. foo(p1);
12. }
13. void foo(struct point p[])
14. {
15. printf("%d\n", p[1].x);
16. }
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
Answer: b

2. struct point
3. {
4. int x;
5. int y;
6. };
8. int main()
9. {
10. struct point p1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
11. foo(p1);
12. }
14. {
15. printf("%d\n", p->x);
16. }
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) Compile time error
Answer: a

2. struct point
3. {
4. int x;
5. int y;
6. };
8. int main()
9. {
10. struct point p1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
11. foo(p1);
12. }
14. {
15. printf("%d %d\n", p->x, ++p->x);
16. }
a) 1 2
b) 2 2
Answer: b

2. struct point
3. {
4. int x;
5. int y;
6. } p[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
8. int main()
9. {
10. foo(p);
11. }
13. {
14. printf("%d %d\n", p->x, p[2].y);
15. }
a) 1 0
c) 1 somegarbagevalue
Answer: a

2. struct point
3. {

4. int x;
5. int y;
6. };
8. int main()
9. {
10. struct point p1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
11. foo(p1);
12. }
14. {
15. printf("%d %d\n", p->x, p[3].y);
16. }
b) 1 0
Answer: c

2. struct point
3. {
4. int x;
5. int y;
6. };
8. int main()
9. {
10. struct point p1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
11. foo(p1);
12. }
14. {
15. printf("%d %d\n", p->x, (p + 2).y);
16. }
b) 1 0
Answer: a

2. struct point
3. {
4. int x;
5. int y;
6. };

8. int main()
9. {
10. struct point p1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
11. foo(p1);
12. }
14. {
15. printf("%d %d\n", p->x, (p + 2)->y);
16. }
b) 1 0
d) undefined behaviour
Answer: b

2. struct student
3. {
4. char *c;
5. };
6. void main()
7. {
8. struct student s[2];
9. printf("%d", sizeof(s));
10. }
a) 2
b) 4
c) 16
d) 8
Answer: d

C Programming Questions and Answers – File Access – 1
1. What are the first and second arguments of fopen?

a) A character string containing the name of the file & the second argument is the mode
b) A character string containing the name of the user & the second argument is the mode
c) A character string containing file pointer & the second argument is the mode
Answer: a
2. For binary files, a ___ must be appended to the mode string.

a) Nothing
b) “b”
c) “binary”
d) “01”
Answer: b
3. What will fopen will return, if there is any error while opening a file?
a) Nothing
b) EOF
c) NULL
d) Depends on compiler
Answer: c
4. What is the return value of getc()?

a) The next character from the stream is not referred by file pointer
b) EOF for end of file or error
c) Nothing
Answer: b
5. When a C program is started, O.S environment is responsible for opening file and providing
pointer for that file?
a) Standard input
b) Standard output
c) Standard error
Answer: d
6. In C language, FILE is of which data type?

a) int
b) char *
c) struct
Answer: c

7. What is meant by ‘a’ in the following C operation?
fp = fopen("Random.txt", "a");
a) Attach
b) Append
c) Apprehend
d) Add
Answer: b
8. Which of the following mode argument is used to truncate?

a) a
b) f
c) w
d) t
Answer: c
9. Which type of files can’t be opened using fopen()?

a) .txt
b) .bin
c) .c
Answer: d

C Programming Questions and Answers – File Access – 2
1. Which of the following fopen() statements are illegal?

a) fp = fopen(“abc.txt”, “r”);
b) fp = fopen(“/home/user1/abc.txt”, “w”);
c) fp = fopen(“abc”, “w”);
Answer: d
2. What does the following segment of C code do?

fprintf(fp, "Copying!");
a) It writes “Copying!” into the file pointed by fp
b) It reads “Copying!” from the file and prints on display
c) It writes as well as reads “Copying!” to and from the file and prints it
Answer: a
3. What is FILE reserved word?

a) A structure tag declared in stdio.h
b) One of the basic data types in c
c) Pointer to the structure defined in stdio.h
d) It is a type name defined in stdio.h
Answer: d

2. int main()
3. {
4. FILE *fp = stdin;
5. int n;
6. fprintf(fp, "%d", 45);
7. }
b) 45
c) Nothing
Answer: c

2. #include <stdlib.h>
3. int main()
4. {
5. FILE *fp = stdout;
6. int n;
7. fprintf(fp, "%d", 45);
8. }

b) 45
c) Nothing
Answer: b
6. stdout, stdin and stderr are ________

a) File pointers
b) File descriptors
c) Streams
d) Structure
Answer: a
7. Which of the following statements about stdout and stderr are true?
a) Same
b) Both connected to screen always
c) Both connected to screen by default
d) stdout is line buffered but stderr is unbuffered
Answer: c

2. int main()
3. {
5. int n;
6. fprintf(fp, "%d ", 45);
7. fprintf(stderr, "%d ", 65);
8. return 0;
9. }
a) 45 65
b) 65 45
c) 65
d) Compilation error
Answer: b

2. int main()
3. {
5. int n;
6. fprintf(fp, "%d\n ", 45);
7. fprintf(stderr, "%d ", 65);
8. return 0;
9. }

a) 45 65
b) 65 45
c) 65
Answer: a

2. int main()
3. {
5. int n;
6. fprintf(fp, "%d ", 45);
7. fflush(stdout);
8. fprintf(stderr, "%d", 65);
9. return 0;
10. }
a) 45 65
b) 65 45
c) 45
Answer: a

C Questions and Answers – File Operations – 1
1. Which one of the following is correct syntax for opening a file.

a) FILE *fopen(const *filename, const char *mode)
b) FILE *fopen(const *filename)
c) FILE *open(const *filename, const char *mode)
d) FILE open(const*filename)
Answer: a
Explanation: fopen() opens the named file, and returns a stream, or NULL of the attempt fails.
2. What is the function of the mode ‘ w+’?

a) create text file for writing, discard previous contents if any
b) create text file for update, discard previous contents if any
c) create text file for writing, do not discard previous contents if any
d) create text file for update, do not discard previous contents if any
Answer: b
Explanation: w+ is a mode used to open a text file for update (i. e., writing and reading),
discard previous contents if any.
3. If the mode includes b after the initial letter, what does it indicates?
a) text file
b) big text file
c) binary file
d) blueprint text
Answer: c
Explanation: If the mode consists of letter b after the first letter as in, “rb” or “w+b”, it
indicates binary file.
4. fflush(NULL) flushes all ____________

a) input streams
b) output streams
c) previous contents
d) appended text
Answer: b
Explanation: fflush(FILE *stream) – fflush() causes any buffered but unwritten to be written
on an Output stream. On an input stream, the effect is undefined. fflush(NULL) flushes all
output streams.

5. _____removes the named file, so that a subsequent attempt to open it will fail.
a) remove(const *filename)
b) remove(filename)
c) remove()
d) fclose(filename)
Answer: a
Explanation: remove(const *filename) removes the named file, so that a subsequent attempt
to open it will fail. It returns non-zero of the attempt fails.
6. What is the function of FILE *tmpfile(void)?

a) creates a temporary file of mode “wb+”
b) creates a temporary file of mode “wb”
c) creates a temporary file of mode ” w”
d) creates a temporary file of mode “w+”
Answer: a
Explanation: A temporary file is created by tmpfile() function of mode “wb+” that will be
automatically removed when closed or when the program terminates normally.
7. What does tmpfile() returns when it could not create the file?
a) stream and NULL
b) only stream
c) only NULL
d) does not return anything
Answer: a
Explanation: tmpfile() returns a stream or NULL if it could not create the file.
8. Choose the right statement for fscanf() and scanf()

a) fscanf() can read from standard input whereas scanf() specifies a stream from which to
read
b) fscanf() can specifies a stream from which to read whereas scanf() can read only from
standard input
c) fscanf() and scanf() has no difference in their functions
d) fscanf() and scanf() can read from specified stream
Answer: b
Explanation: The fscanf() is similar to the scanf() function, except that the first argument of
fscanf() specifies a stream from which to read whereas scanf() can read from standard input.
9. EOF is an integer type defined in stdio. hand has a value ____________

a) 1
b) 0
c) NULL
d) – 1

Answer: d
Explanation: EOF is an integer type defined in stdio. hand has a value – 1.
10. fwrite() can be used only with files that are opened in binary mode.
a) true
b) false
Answer: a
Explanation: fwrite() can be used to write characters, integers, or structures to a file.

However, fwrite() can be used only with files opened in binary mode.

C Questions and Answers – File Operations – 2
1. what is the function of fputs()?

a) read a line from a file
b) read a character from a file
c) write a character to a file
d) write a line to a file
Answer: d
Explanation: The fputs() is used to write a line to a file. fputs() syntax can be written as
int fputs(const char *str, FILE *stream);
2. What does the following C code snippet mean?

char *gets(char *s)
a) reads the next input line into the array s
b) writes the line into the array s
c) reads the next input character into the array s
d) write a character into the array
Answer: a
Explanation: gets() reads the next input line into the array s, terminating newline is replaced
with ‘\0’.It returns s, or NULL if end of file or error occurs.
3. Which function will return the current file position for stream?
a) fgetpos()
b) fseek()
c) ftell()
d) fsetpos()
Answer: c
Explanation: The current file position is returned by ftell() function for stream, or -1L on
error.
4. Select the right explanation for the following C code snippet.

int fgetpos(FILE *stream, fpos_t *s)
a) records the current position in stream in *s
b) sets the file position for stream in *s
c) positions stream at the position recorded in *s
d) reads from stream into the array ptr
Answer: a
Explanation:fgetpos() records the current position in stream in *s, for subsequent use by
fsetpos() . The type fpost_t is suitable for recording such values.

5. Which functions is declared in <errno. h>?
a) fseek()
b) ftell()
c) ferror()
d) fsetpos()
Answer: c
Explanation: ferror() is declared under <errno. h>. ferror() returns non-zero if the error
indicator for stream is set.
6. setvbuf() and setbuf() function controls buffering for the stream.

a) true
b) false
Answer: a
Explanation: setvbuf() and setbuf() controls buffering for the stream. If buff is NULL, buffering
is turned off for the stream.
7. The functions vprintf(), vfprintf(), and vsprintf() are not equivalent to the corresponding
printf() functions except the variable argument list.
a) true
b) false
Answer: b
Explanation: The functions vprintf() , vfprintf() , and vsprintf() are similar to the
corresponding printf() functions except that the variable argument list is replaced by arg.
8. The______function reads atmost one less than the number of characters specified by size
from the given stream and it is stored in the string str.
a) fget()
b) fgets()
c) fput()
d) fputs()
Answer: b
Explanation: The fgets() function reads one less than the number of characters indicated by
the size from the given stream and it is stored in the string str. The fgets() terminates as soon
as it encounters either a newline character, EOF, or other error.
9. What does the following C code snippet mean?

int ungetc(int c, FILE *stream)
a) pushes c back onto a stream
b) deletes c from the stream
c) reads frequency of c in stream
d) no action is taken by the command

Answer: a
Explanation: ungetc() pushes c back onto stream, where it will be returned on the next read.
Only one character of pushback per stream is Guaranteed.
10. Choose the correct difference between getc() and fgetc().

a) If it is not a macro, it may evaluate stream more than once
b) if it is amacro, it may not evaluate stream more than once
c) if it is a macro, it may evaluate stream more than once
d) no difference between fgetc() and getc()
Answer: c
Explanation: getc() is equivalent to fgetc() except that if it is a macro, it may evaluate more
than once.

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C Programming Questions and Answers – Standard Input & Output – 1

Which among the following is the odd one out?

2. For a typical program, the input is taken using _________

3. What does the following command line signify?

4. What is the default return-type of getchar()?

5. What is the value of EOF?

6. What is the use of getchar()?

7. Which of the following statement is true?

8. What is the return value of putchar()?

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1. Which is true about function tolower?

2. What will be the output of the following C code?

a) Compile time error

3. putchar(c) function/macro always outputs character c to the __________

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1. gcc -o test test.c

7. The statement prog < infile causes _________

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1. What will be the output of the following C code?

a) Compile time error

2. What will be the output of the following C code?

a) Compile time error

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a) Compile time error

4. What will be the output of the following C code?

5. What will be the output of the following C code?

a) myw (note: 7 spaces to the left of myw)

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6. What is the difference between %e and %g?

7. Escape sequences are prefixed with ________

8. What is the purpose of sprintf?

9. The syntax to print a % using printf statement can be done by ________

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1. What is the meaning of the following C statement?

2. What are the Properties of the first argument of a printf() functions?

4. What will be the output of the following C code?

a) Compile time error

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1. What will be the output of the following C code?

2. What will be the output of the following C code?

3. What will be the output of the following C code?

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4. What will be the output of the following C code?

5. What will be the output of the following C code?

6. What will be the output of the following C code?

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7. What will be the output of the following C code?

8. Which of the following is NOT a delimiter for an input in scanf?

9. If the conversion characters of int d, i, o, u and x are preceded by h, it indicates?

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2. Which of the following is an invalid method for input?

3. Which of the following represents the function for scanf()?

4. What does scanf() function return?

5. What will be the output of the following C code?